Beijing: The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China has risen to 87, with 21 other miners
still trapped, state media reported on Sunday.
Rescuers have located eight of the trapped workers but it is unclear if they are alive, the China News Service reported.
The toll rose from 42 dead and 66 trapped on Saturday evening. The blast occurred on Saturday at 2:30 am at the coal mine in Heilongjiang province, according to a statement issued by the State Administration of Work Safety.
still trapped, state media reported on Sunday.
Rescuers have located eight of the trapped workers but it is unclear if they are alive, the China News Service reported.
The toll rose from 42 dead and 66 trapped on Saturday evening. The blast occurred on Saturday at 2:30 am at the coal mine in Heilongjiang province, according to a statement issued by the State Administration of Work Safety.
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